John Lennon

"You can hear that I'm just a frantic guy doing his best," singer later recalled of throat-shredding 'Please Please Me' song.

They inevitably channeled grief over his murder into their craft.

The Fab Four never reunited, but they'd rebuilt their friendships by the time of his death.

The Beatles star was slow to reveal himself. Once he decided to get real, however, the floodgates opened.

'Gimme Some Truth. The Ultimate Mixes' collects some of his best-known solo songs remixed.

The drawn-out 'Let It Be' sessions account for a list-leading 10 tracks; the White Album era produced seven others.

Without it, the group might never have rebounded from crushing disappointment to complete 'Abbey Road.'

Former Beatle purchased the property several months before his death.

The rocker dismissed the song almost immediately.

Broken shades were left in Ringo Starr’s car in 1968.